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NORMAL — Police in Illinois say actor and playwright Sam Shepard has been arrested on preliminary charges of speeding and drunken driving.
Police Lt. Mark Kotte says officers stopped Shepard early Saturday in the central Illinois town of Normal.
Kotte says the 65-year-old Shepard was driving 16 mph over the 30 mph speed limit.
Kotte says a breath test indicated Shepard's blood-alcohol level was double the legal limit.
Shepard told police he had been at a tavern in nearby Bloomington and was heading to a hotel. He said he was on his way to his home in Kentucky from Minnesota.
Shepard won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play "Buried Child."
He posted bail in Bloomington. A man who answered the jail phone said he did not know the amount of bail. Attempts to locate an attorney for Shepard were unsuccessful.
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Message to Hollywood stars, starlets, and messed-up former child stars:
In case you haven't noticed, they've been sort of cracking down on drunk driving lately.
Get a designated driver. You can probably afford it, unless you're one of those down-and-out child stars. In that case, either do your drinking at home or call a cab.
When they say 'you can't BUY that kind of publicity...' I think 'they' refer more to POSITIVE publicity.
I have to say though, I liked Shepard's portrayal of Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff. The scene where he loses control of the high-altitude jet at the end is pretty close to the reality of what actually happened that day.
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